Synonyms for staggering

Most common

astounding · astonishing · stupefying

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Adjective

Antonyms

ordinary, unremarkable, average

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.

   The army suffered a staggering defeat.

Related words

Word family

staggeringly

Example sentences

• astonishing It's astonishing how fluently Bill spoke Japanese.
• astounding The diversity of flowers in this area is astounding.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

titubant

10 letters

astounding³, stupefying

11 letters

astonishing⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (astounding³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

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